Those numbers are not real, they reflect the recent loss of federal unemployment benefits that ended at the end of December. How many people are not working, are not getting unemployment benefits or are dependent on other federal aid? I have not seen any increase of employment and I have been unemployed for over a year. Jobs have not improved and the economy is still frayed - not to mention the increase in prices of consumer food and products. Real numbers is what is needed - not these bogus figures.